Alan Aldas Parkinsons disease management has become almost a full-time job

Alan Alda is taking on his illness with a smile.In 2015, the “M*A*S*H” star was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.He also has face blindness, or prosopagnosia, which makes it difficult for him to recognize people.The 89-year-old told People magazine on Wednesday that managing his Parkinson’s has “gone from a part-time job to almost a full-time job keeping track of all these little solutions.”“But it keeps me always looking for the funny side,” the actor shared.“Almost every day I’m finding a new way to do something,” the father of three told the outlet.

“It’s a little like a game.I’ve found whatever the little problem is, if I keep at it, I can eventually solve it, and then I feel like a million bucks.

It’s a way to have a good time under poor circumstances.”Acting continues to keep Alda busy.Most recently, he made a cameo appearance in Tina Fey’s Netflix series adaptation of his 1981 film, “The Four Seasons.” It has already been renewed for a second season.Alda’s character in Fey’s series is known for offering advice from his wife.

It’s no different from real life, he said.Alda has been married to his spouse, Arlene, for 68 years.“She always says, ‘The secret to marriage is a short memory,’” Alda told the outlet.

“We both try to practice being there when we’re there: listening, answering, taking an interest.You can get used to somebody, no matter who it is.

I’ve always thought if the Pope and Mother Teresa were a couple, after a few years, they’d have to work it out.”According to the outlet, Alda met Arlene, 92, during their college days in 1956 at a mutual friend’s party in New York City.When a rum cake fell onto the floor, they were the only two guests who didn’t hesitate to eat it.It was love at first sight.“[I knew she was the one] when we ate the cake off the floor,” said Alda.

“There’s something about flirting over food, and that she laughed at my jokes meant a lot.We still ...